Vehicle bumper



29, 1939. w, c, WALTER 2,171,104

VEHICLE BUMPER Filed Sept. 28, 1956 M'Zfrid ATTORN EYC tam d Aug .29,19 39 2,171,104

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VEHICLE BUMPER Wilfrid 0. Walter, Arcata, cam. Application September 28, 1931;, Serial No. 102,992

2 Claims. (01. 293-57) This invention relates to vehicle bumpers, and ate portion 2, and a straight rear end portion 3 its general object is to provide side bumpers that which together with the curved intermediate porare primarily designed to protect the rear stream tion 2 has openings 4 therein to receive the bolts line fenders of the present day automobiles, as of bolt and nut connectionsi to secure the bars 5 well as the fuel "tank inlet spouts, tail lights to the end portions of the rear bumper C as, 5

and. other accessories and parts of the vehicle shown in Figure 2. I that are disposed laterally of the rear end there- Due to the downwardly inclined lower edges of, in that m bumpers'are attached to the ends of the ars. as pr v u y s t rt th y ar of the bumpers now in general use and extend gradually enlarged as shown in Figur 1 toward about the lower side portions of the fenders adtheir front ends to pr v relatively W 10 jacent to their lower ends. straight, forwardly directed portions 6, and the- A further object of the invention is to provide forward portions 6 terminate in hooked ends I a bumper of the character set forth, thatcan be for disposal about the forward edge of the rear installed or applied to a. vehicle, in an easy and portion of the fender A as best shown in Figure 2. l5 .expeditious nfianner, materially addsto the beau- The hooked ends are reduced to provide apertured ty of the vehicle, is simple in construction, inexears 8 that are disposed parallel with and spaced pensive to manufacture, and extremely eflicient from the portion 6 to cooperate therewith for in use and service. clamping association with the fender.

This invention also consists in certain other In order to fixedly associate. the bumper bars features of construction and in the combination I with respect to the frame of the vehicle, I em- 20 and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereploy a substantially V-shaped bracket S, and a inafter fully described, illustrated in the accomstraight bracket ill that has right angle bent panying drawing and specifically pointed out in ends ll. These brackets are best shown'in Figthe appended claims. ures 4 and 5. The bracket 9 is provided with a In describing the invention. in detail, refercurved outer arm 12 and a straight inner arm 25 ence will be had to the accompanying drawing l3, the arm i2 terminating in its free end in wherein like characters denote like or corresponda straight portion it having openings therein to ing parts throughout the several views, and in register with openings in one of the right angle which: bent ends ii to receive bolt and nut connections Figure 1 is a fragmentary view illustrating one l5 for securing the brackets together at the outer 30 of my bumpers applied to a vehicle. ends thereof, and the bolts of the bolt and nut Figure 2 is a top plan view of the bumper in connections is likewise extend through the aperapplied position. tured ears 8, while the inner right angle bent end Figure 3 is a perspective view of the bumper I! together with the straight inner arm I3 is bar. v fixed to the frame by bolt and nut connections 35 Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the it, and the inner arm I3 is likewise fixed to the brackets of my bumpers. frame by a bolt and nut connection H. Due to Figure 5 is a similar view of the other bracket. the structure of the brackets 9 and i0 it will be Referring to the drawing in detail, and parapparent that'they can be used on either side 4 ticularly to Figures 1 and 2, the letter A indiof the vehicle or in other words are interch'ange- 40 cates the right hand rear fender of a motor veable accordingly. hicle, B the frame of the vehicle and C the rear From the above description and disclosure of bumper, the latter being of a type now ingeneral the drawing, it will be obvious that I have prouse and which together with the parts just menvided, bumpers that not only add materially to tioned form no part of the present invention. the appearance of a vehicle, as will be noted upon 45 It will of course be understood that a bumper inspection of Figure 1, but will adequately probar is disposed upon opposite sides of the vetect the side and rear portions of the rear fenhicle, and while these barsare similar, they difders, as well as accessories and parts of the vef'erentiate in one respect, that is they are not hicle that are disposed laterally of the rear end interchangeable for either side of the vehicle, thereof and which are not now protected by 50 due to the fact that the lower edges thereof are bumpers in general use. inclined .downwardly from their rear to their It is thought from the foregoing description front ends as clearly shown in Figure 1. Howthat the advantages and novel features of the ever, each of the bars which are indicated by the invention will be readily apparent.

as reference numeral l,-includesa curvedintermedi- It is to be understood that changes may be 'and including a curved intermediateportion, a,

straight rear end portion and a straight front end portion, means for securing the bar to the rear bumper bar of the vehicle and extending through the straight rear end portion and intermediate portion respectively, said straight front end portion being engageable with the rear side portion of the rear fender of the vehicle, a hooked free end for the straight front end portion for disposal about the front edge of the rear side portion of the frame, a substantially V-shaped bracket disposed between the frame and the hooked free end, a straight bracket between the arms of the substantially V-shaped bracket, and means for securing the brackets to the frame and hooked free end.

2. A side bumper for a motor vehicle comprising a bar shaped for disposal about the side of the rear end of the vehicle, said bar having a a lower edge upwardly inclined toward the rear end thereof, and including a curved intermediate portion, a straight rear end portion and a straight front end portion, means for securing the bar to the rear bumper bar of the vehicle and extending through the straight rear end portion and 'in'termediateportion respectively, said straight front end portion being engageable with the rear side portion of the rear fender of the vehicle, a hooked freeend for the straight front end portion for disposal about the front edge of the rear side portion of the fender, a substantially V-shaped bracket including a curved arm and a straight arm, a straight bracket bridging the arms, means for securing the straight arm and straight bracket to the frame of the vehicle and means for securing the curved arm and straight bracket to the hooked free end for supporting the straight front end portion with respect to the frame.

wnr'am c. WALTER.- 

